Tuesday, November 22, 2011

30k in 5 Days [Birth of a Novel Blog Chain]

Word Count: 69,804
GHOST SISTER Word Count: 19,613

I'm behind. By the end of today to be exactly on track, I should have been at 23,331 words. And I'm not. However, I have a plan.

There are eight days left of NaNoWriMo. 30,387 (how many words I have left to write) divided by eight is 3,798. That's how many words, at a minimum, that I have to write everyday for the rest of November. There is another part of the plan. And this, if I accomplish it, will definitely make my goal feasible.

For the next five days I have no school, no serious obligations (besides Thanksgiving and that's why God gave me two hands, one to eat with and the other to write with). It's like a (business) week long weekend. Just what I needed. 30,387 divided by five equals 6,077. Totally doable for a day I don't have school.

I'm going to do it. I'm going to try to write roughly 30k words in five days. Good Lord, I must be crazy.

The Rest of the Blog Chain
Charity Bradford
Angela Brown
Brooke Busse
Tessa C
Elizabeth Davis
Miranda Hardy
Mia Hayson
Lena Hoppe
Huntress
Fida Islaih
Jen McConnel
Anna M.
Nyxie Moon
Elizabeth Pool
Zoe

P.S. Happy Thanksgiving. :)

10 comments:

  1. You're awesome Brooke!! Good luck with your 5-day writing frenzy. I'm behind too, after last night. Booo to that. But oh well, it happens!

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  2. LOL, or just awesome! Good luck. At least there will be lots of food to keep your energy up.

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  3. @Trisha I should have been on track by the end of today, but I'm not. I stayed at Lizzie's house until five and then went to the movies with my grandmother and sister. However, I did manage to squeeze in almost 3k despite that and plan to write to 25k (or perhaps 26k depending on how tired I am by then) before I go to bed.

    @Charita lol Thanks for putting me in a good mood. ^^ And now everytime I think about food and energy the whole process of turning that food into energy plays out in my head. Biology I taught me at least one thing.

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  4. Go for it! Just don't forget to come up for air, and turkey :-)

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  5. Good luck! I'm right there with you because I've fallen behind too on novel two.

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  6. @Sarah I think I'm good on the turkey bit. ;D Do they do Thanksgiving in England or is it a strictly American holiday?

    @Cherie Thanks. I should be able to catch up today. I need just a little bit over 5k to get on track. How far behind are you?

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  7. Just try not to burn yourself out in the process of doing that. The schools give a week off for a reason, and it's not to burn-out before the big, end of semester tests and exams! Good Luck and take some time for yourself doing it.

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  8. Ah, but the thing is, I don't have to take any of those tests because of my grades and how little I've missed. ^^ It works out awesome.

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  9. Ah, very cool! But I still think you should take a little bit of time for yourself and enjoy the holiday =)

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  10. Well, right now I'm relaxing and making a map of a make-believe country for school. Does that count for something? XD

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